Meaning & Definition of Briefly in English
English⟶
Briefly
/brifli/
adverb
1. For a short time
- "She visited him briefly"
- "Was briefly associated with ibm"
synonym:
- briefly
2. In a concise manner
- In a few words
- "The history is summed up concisely in this book"
- "She replied briefly"
- "Briefly, we have a problem"
- "To put it shortly"
synonym:
- concisely,
- briefly,
- shortly,
- in brief,
- in short
Examples of using
Tell me, briefly, what happened.
State your case briefly.
To put it briefly, I do not agree.